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El Mar La MarThe sea, the sea – what an evocative name. It is a restaurant and one of our favourites and is indeed on the sea at a small fishing village near us. We go there often, sometimes just the two of us (it’s very romantic!) but more often with friends (it is good fun!). The owner and chef used to be a big cheese in the kitchen at Desert Springs golf club, but has owned his own restaurant for some years now. It does very well, thanks to the delicious food, the great front of house staff, the location, and so important in this economic climate, the value for money.

El Mar la Mar dining room

Very cleverly, Richard (Shepherd) introduced a “Friends of Mar de Mar” menu a couple of autumns ago when the hoards of holiday makers were no longer around and so this was very much aimed at us locals, both Spanish and English. If you order before 8 pm you are treated to a two course dinner with wine for 30 euros per couple – brilliant. Even if you don’t eat from this menu, prices are good and the menu choices go on forever. It is very much an international menu, with some Spanish specialities too, and always interesting and tempting.

We have never had a bad experience here and there is something for every taste, even the most fussy child. The surroundings and atmosphere are really charming too and I never get fed up of going there. And no, they’re not paying me.

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